The Felix Culpa is:
Joel Coan: Drums
Mark Hladish: Vocals/Guitar
Tristan Hammond: Bass/Vocals
Rock music has gotten boring. It has become streamlined and formulaic,
eagerly fitting in to the template provided for it. It has become listless
as too many bands rest on the laurels of those around them. Rock music was
intended to be an audible ...
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The Felix Culpa is:
Joel Coan: Drums
Mark Hladish: Vocals/Guitar
Tristan Hammond: Bass/Vocals
Rock music has gotten boring. It has become streamlined and formulaic,
eagerly fitting in to the template provided for it. It has become listless
as too many bands rest on the laurels of those around them. Rock music was
intended to be an audible representation of the chaotic and intangible
aspects of being human. It is failure, it is weakness, it is struggle, and
it is survival throughout.
Hailing from Rockford, IL, The Felix Culpa has evolved to find an
intelligent, innovative and honestly original way to convey those aspects.
Drawing comparisons all the way across the board from Bjork to At The Drive
In, they find their balance somewhere between the intensity of hardcore and
the pensiveness of indie art rock. Mixing thoughtfully crafted songs with an
explosive urgency, The Culpa's live show is as technically precise as it is
frenetic and unpredictable, pushing the boundaries of what is to be expected
from a three piece in terms of pure sound.
The Culpa have had an amazing last year benefiting from a spot
on the Van's Warped Tour and sharing the stage with such bands as Emery and
Engine Down, adding to their already large and faithful Midwest following,
proving that people are ready for something new; something real...
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